- For the television series, see Cape Wrath (TV series). Cape Wrath ( Meadowlands in the United States was a British drama Television series produced by Ecosse Films[http For the Morrissey-Mullen album, see Cape Wrath (album)
Cape Wrath (Scottish Gaelic: Am Parbh (An Carbh in Lewis) is a cape in Sutherland, Highland, in northern Scotland. Cape Wrath (1979 was the second album recorded by British jazz-fusion duo Morrissey - Mullen, although it was the first they recorded in the United Kingdom Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. Headlands and bays are two related features of the coastal environment Sutherland (In Gaelic the area is referred to according to its traditional areas Dùthaich 'Ic Aoidh (NW Asainte (Assynt and Cataibh (East The Highland Council area ( Sgìre Comhairle na Gàidhealtachd in Gaelic, s̪g̊ʲiːɾʲə kɔ Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. It is the most northwesterly point on the island of Great Britain. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands
The name Cape Wrath, though perhaps apt when taken in context of its remote and forbidding landscape, is actually derived from the Old Norse for "turning point". Old Norse is the North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age Vikings would often turn their ships for home at Cape Wrath. A Viking is one of the Norse ( Scandinavian Explorers Warriors Merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas
The Cape can be reached only on foot from the south, or by taking a passenger ferry from Keoldale near Durness across the Kyle of Durness, and then walking, cycling or taking a minibus. See also Merchant ship A ferry is a form of transport usually a Boat or Ship, used to carry (or ferry) passengers and Durness ( Diuranais in Gaelic) is a remote township in the northwestern Highlands of Scotland, lying on the Kyle of Durness "Microbus" redirects here For the Volkswagen Microbus see Volkswagen Type 2. The journey of around 11 miles to the lighthouse takes the visitor through a desolate and virtually uninhabited region. The area is used as a military bombardment range by the Royal Air Force; hence travel to the Cape is restricted at certain times of year. There is a lighthouse at the cape, built in 1828 by Robert Stevenson, which was manned until 1998. A lighthouse is a Tower, building or framework designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or in older times from a fire and used as an The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Robert Stevenson (8 June 1772&ndash12 July 1850 was a Scottish Civil engineer and famed designer and builder of Lighthouses Early life Overlooking the Cape are the ruins of the Lloyd's signal station which was used to monitor shipping. For the film see Lloyd's of London (film. Lloyd's of London is a British Insurance market
Four miles east of the cape lie the Clò Mór cliffs, the highest sea cliffs on the British mainland.
Cape Wrath is one of only two places prefixed with the name "Cape" in Great Britain, the other being Cape Cornwall in Cornwall. Cape Cornwall ( Cornish: "Pen Kernow" is a small headland in Cornwall, England, UK four Miles north of Land's Cornwall ( Kernow ˈkɛɹnɔʊ is the most southwesterly county of England, on the Peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar
In 2007, Cape Wrath is rumoured to be used as a scene in the filming of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince when Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore search for one of Voldemort's Horcruxes. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, released on 16 July 2005 is the sixth of seven novels in J Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore Lord Voldemort (ˈvoʊldəmɔrt or ˈvoʊldəmɔr is a Fictional character and the main antagonist in the Harry Potter novel series written [1]
Cape Wrath is also the turning point (11 miles out to the lighthouse and 11 back to the ferry dock on the Cape side) for the Cape Wrath Marathon, which is billed as the 'Toughest Marathon in the UK', due to its unrelenting and continuously undulating terrain. The final leg of the race (4 miles) is run from the mainland side from the ferry dock and finishes at Durness Community Centre. The marathon is held each year as the final event in a week of races and challenges billed as 'The Cape Wrath Challenges'.
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On September 27, 1915, while sailing for Scapa Flow, the HMS Caribbean (previously known as the RMS Dunottar Castle) foundered off Cape Wrath in bad weather. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Scapa Flow ( Old Norse: Skalpaflói) is a body of water in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, sheltered by the islands Troop ship In November 1899 the Dunottar Castle was requisitioned as a troop ship during the Second Boer War. A tow by HMS Birkenhead was unsuccessful; 15 were lost. [2] An inquiry later blamed the ship's carpenter for being insufficiently familiar with the ship and for failing to shut all the scuttles -- like most of the crew, he had joined the ship just 10 days earlier. [2] The ship served in various capacities during World War I, but she was best known for reducing the voyage time from Southampton, England to Cape Town, South Africa by half in the 1890s, and for transporting many famous warriors to and from the Cape Colony during the Second Boer War. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Southampton ( IPA /ˌsaʊθˈhæmptən/ is the largest city in the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England Cape Town (Kaapstad Xhosa: Ikapa) is the second most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the metropolitan municipality of the The Cape Colony, part of modern South Africa, was established by the Dutch East India Company in 1652 with the founding of Cape Town. See also First Boer War,, South African Wars (1879-1915 The Second Boer War ( Dutch: Tweede Boerenoorlog, Afrikaans: The wreck was found in 2004, 35 miles off Cape Wrath, undisturbed except for fishing nets. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " [3]
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External links
- http://www.nlb.org.uk/ourlights/history/capewrath.htm History of Cape Wrath Lighthouse
- trekkingvisions Information about the Cape Wrath Trek
- Cape Wrath is at coordinates Coordinates:
References
- ^ Macleod, Murdo. This is a list of the extreme points of the United Kingdom: the points that are farther North, South, East or West than any other A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. "Cape Wrath casts its spell on Harry Potter film-makers", The Scotsman, 2007-05-27. The Scotsman is a Scottish national Newspaper, published in Edinburgh. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Retrieved on 2007-06-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem
- ^ Robinson, Andrew (16 June 2004). "Yorkshire diver first to see wreck for nearly 90 years". Yorkshire Post.
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